head to head
vs
PixelJunk Monsters 2vsPlanet Coaster
PixelJunk Monsters 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planet Coaster leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
PixelJunk Monsters 2Planet Coaster
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
PixelJunk Monsters 2 leans harder on variance: Wave composition adds some unpredictability.
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.